"Share Australian right-back Ellie Carpenter, signed from Lyon, makes her debut for Chelsea. The bench includes Sam Kerr, out for 20 months with an ACL injury; the club's new signing Alyssa Thompson isn't involved tonight. City start their new signings Sydney Lohmann and Jade Rose, with Laura Wienrother and Iman Beney on the bench. Gracie Prior and Lily Murphy, two homegrown players with a combined age of 39, are in the City XI, but the new signing Grace Clinton didn't travel with the squad."
"I wouldn't sit in this chair if I thought something else. That's definitely something the club really wants us to do and the belief in us is big. But we will also need to grow into the season, so we also said to the players: Not everything will be perfect on Friday.' We will definitely be ready for the game but we also need to have a little bit of patience."
Ellie Carpenter, signed from Lyon, made her Chelsea debut while Sam Kerr remained on the bench as she continues recovery from an ACL injury; Alyssa Thompson was not involved. Manchester City started new signings Sydney Lohmann and Jade Rose, with Laura Wienroither and Iman Beney among the substitutes. Gracie Prior and Lily Murphy featured in City's XI; Grace Clinton did not travel with the squad. Both teams named 4-2-3-1 lineups with full substitute lists. Manchester City expressed strong belief in challenging Chelsea while acknowledging the need to grow into the season and exercise patience.
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